CWE-525
Use of Web Browser Cache Containing Sensitive Information
Description
The web application does not use an appropriate caching policy that specifies the extent to which each web page and associated form fields should be cached.
Parent Weaknesses (ChildOf)
Common Consequences
Scope
Impact
Read Application Data
Potential Mitigations
Protect information stored in cache.
Use a restrictive caching policy for forms and web pages that potentially contain sensitive information, such as "no-cache" in the Cache-Control header.
Do not store unnecessarily sensitive information in the cache.
Consider using encryption in the cache.
CVE-2024-30127Product does not set the "no-cache" option in the HTTP Cache-Control, allowing sensitive information to be cached
CVE-2024-45314Login form for an application development framework does not set "no-cache" and other options in the HTTP Cache-Control header, allowing sensitive information to be cached
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